Lawn chair



July 2, 1935. A. BROWN 2,006,667

LAWN CHAIR Filed March 24, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 2, 1935.- A. BROWN2,006,667

LAWN CHAIR Filed March 24, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 2, 1935UNITED STATES PATENT O LAWN CHAIR Armitt Brown, Mount Dese'rt lMaineApplication March 24, 1934, Serial Natives;

2 Claims.

This invention relates to chairs and particularly to chairs designed foruse on lawns or in gardens. e I

The general object of the invention is to provide a chair which iscomfortable, which is easily moved without the necessity of bodilylifting the chair, which will remain stationary in any position in whichit isplacedeven on a slant and which will not harm or destroy the turfor mar the appearance of a lawn.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair of thischaracter having forward legs and rear wheels, the wheels being sodisposed that the chair may be readily tilted backward off its frontlegs so as to permit the chair to be rolled, the front legs acting, whenthe chair is again disposed in a horizontal position, to hold the chairfirmly against movement even though the chair be placedjon acomparatively steep slope.

Other objects will appear in'the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

'Figure 1 is a side elevation of a chair constructed in accordance withmy invention, the foot rest being disengaged from the chair and placedin one of its foot supported positions;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the chair shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the sub-structure of the chair below theseat, the front uprights of the chair being in section;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross section through the transverse member IIon the line 5-5 of Figure 4;

- Figure 6 is a rear elevation of the rear brace.

, Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the chair is mainlysupported by two front vertically extending legs ll! shown in section inFigure 4 and by a rear transverse member II which is recessed at E2 toreceive the axle 13-, this axle being preferably of metal and being heldto the member H in any suitable manner. This axle l3 carries upon it thewheels M which may be of any suitable character and are shown as diskwheels with rubber tires.

Disposed in notches in the rear faces of the legs ID are the notchedends l5 of a transverse element l5 and the notched ends IE of atransverse element 15. The middle of the transverse element I5 is formedwith a notch 11, as shown in Figure 3 while the transverse element I6 isformed with two notches l8 as shown in Figures 3 and 4 The transversemember. I I is formed upon its under face with a notch l 9 as shown inFig. 6 and with two end recesses or notches 20. Fitting into the notchI! in the transverse rail I5 is a longitudinally extending brace 2iwhich .5 at its rear end is notched to fit within the notch I9 as shownin Figure 5 with the tongue of this member 2| disposed just above theaxle l3. *Disposed within the notches l8 are two downwardly andrearwardly extending braces 22 which en- 10 gage notches l8 at theirforward ends and at their rear ends engage with the notches 20 in railll.

The members l5 and 2| and II and 2] and I6 and 22 and H and 22 may beconnected to each 15 other by screws, nails or other-suitable connectingdevices in a manner which will be obvious, screws being preferably used.

Extending across the braces 22 forward of the transverse member l-l is atransverse brace-23 20 notched'at its ends as at 24 to, fit over therails 22 and bolted to these rails by bolts 25. It will be seen thatthis transverse member 23 assists in holding these rails 22 in properspaced relation to each other and bracing the rails 22.

Attached to the, legs l0 just forward of the junction of rails 22 withthese legs is a fascia 26 as shown in Figures 1 and 3, which fascia isrelatively wide and held in place by screws, nails or the like extendinginto the legs ID; 30

Extending upward and rearward is a back formed of a medially disposedpanel2l and two laterally disposed planks or strips 28 having theiredges spaced from the edges of the panel 21. These three sections 21 and28' are held together by transverse braces. 29 and 30. This back ispreferably disposedat an angle of about 98 with relation to the braces22. The lower end of the back rests uponthese braces 22 and the lowerend of the back may be attached to the transverse member 23 by screws orotherwise.

Seat slats 3| are disposed in' spaced relation upon the members 22 andheld thereto by screws or other fastening devices, these seat slatsextending transversely of the chair, the forwardmost slat engagingagainst the fascia 26.

Arm rests 32 are provided which are relatively wide at their forwardends but narrower at their rear ends, these arm rests being attached tothe upper ends of the uprights II] by screws or other 50 suitable meansand resting upon and being attached to laterally disposed brackets 33attached to and projecting laterally from the vertical members l0.

a The lateral members 28 of the back are slotted at 34 to receive theinner edges of these arm rests and these arm rests at their rear endsare connected to the transverse brace 30 as by screws,

nails or the like so that these arm rests act to brace the rearwardlyand upwardly extending back against rearward movement.

lifting the front legs" from the ground and thus permit the chair to beeasily shifted forward or rearward on the wheels alone. The back, asbe-'- fore stated, has preferably an angle of 98,with reference to theseat and the seat has preferably an angle of 73 withrelation'tothegfrontiess,

as these angles have been foundto give particular comfort to a seatedperson. The upper end of the back is provided with a hand hold 35 andthe arm rests are also provided with hand holds 32?, permitting thechair to be readily handled.-

By lifting up on the arms, the front legs of the chair may be raisedsufficiently from the ground to permit the chair to be're'adily wheeledfor ward.

The arm rests to function not only as arm rests but shelves upon whichbooks, tea things and other matters may be placed.

The chair is also provided with a foot rest designated 36 and shown inFigures 1 and 2 comprising the end members 31 which are rounded at theirlower ends as at 38 so as to form rockers, a transverse board or brace33 attachedto the end members in any suitable manner, and'a transversecleat 40 nailed, bolted "or otherwise attached to the foot rest 33 andnailed, screwed or bolted to the transverse member 39. This foot rest 36is preferably narrowed toward its rear end and provided with a hand holdll. Thefoot rest when not in use is disposed, as shown in dotted linesin Figure 1, with its'lateral legs or members 31 overlapping the ends ofthe legs In with the board resting upon thelongitudinal rail M or thefoot rest may be disposed as shown in Figure 1 with the rear end of;theyfoot rest lying upon the ground, the foot rest then being inclinedupwardand forward or the'foot rest may be disposed at an inclinationupward and rearward with its upper end resting upon the seat and thelegs extending upward and forward or with the rear end of the foot restdisposed upon the transverse brace l5 andthe foot rest in a horizontalposition. i In my construction, by providing forw'a'rdlegs of the propercross sectional area and rear wheels disposed, as shown,'thechairwhenresting with its front legs upon the ground is held by thesefront legs in any setposition sothat it will not roll even when theslopeis as much as 45. At the same'time by depressing theback of the chair orraisingupward on the arm-rests,'the chair may be readily tilted to liftthe front-legs off of the ground and permit the chair to be rolled toany desired position. a

The construction of the chair is much. lighter than the usual woodengarden chair and the rear wheels permit it to be moved with such easethat it never remains long enough in one spot to injure the surface uponwhich it rests nor for the same reason will the grass immediately infront of the chair be injured by the occupants feet. Further more, ofcourse, wherethe foot rest is used, the feet of the occupant will notrest upon the grass. The fact that the chair does not injure-the 32 areparticularly wide soas' grass of a lawn may seem unimportant, but inreality it is particularly important for a lawn or garden chair. Chairsof this general character are so clumsy that they very rarely, if ever,are moved, and as a consequence, injure the grass of the lawn whereverthey are placed. In view of the fact that the slats.3l are spaced fromthe back 28, as well as from each other, no water will accumulate uponthe seat but the water will fall through and thus the seat will readilydry off after a rain. 7

The angles at which the back and seat meet each other have beencarefully calculated to provide maximum comfort.

It willbe noted that the seat slats run transversely of the chairinstead of longitudinally as 1 they do in many garden chairs whichlongitudidesigned for simplicity and relative'lightness, the. Y

frame consisting, omitting the slats, of seven pieces of exactly thesame dimensionsin width and thickness but varying only in length and oneother piece, namely the cross piece ll.

The wood is preferably either cyprus orp soft pine so as to be light inweight and ofl'ers resist' ance to the weather at the same time. Thefoot piece may be either left to rest upon the ground, as shown inFigure 1, or by pressing withthe feet against the front board 39, thefoot restmay-be tilted upward at its rear end against the calves of thelegs and the weight of the legs counterbalancing the pressure of thefeet, the foot rest may remain fixed at any angle which may becomfortable to the user.

I claim:

1. A chair comprising front legs, upper and a vertical planeintersecting the. axis of said wheels, a transverse brace attached tosaid back, arm rests at their forward ends supported on and attached tothe upper ends of the legs, the-rear ends of the arm rests extendingbeyond the back and resting upon the transverse member, the back beingslotted to receive the inner edges of said arm rests, brackets on thelegs supporting said arm rests, and transverse spaced slats attached tothe downwardly and rearwardly extending rails and constituting a seat. 7

V .2. A lawn chair including front legs, a lower bracev and an upperbrace notched into said legs and connecting the same, the upper bracebeing disposed below the upper ends of the legs, a rear transversemember having wheels at its ends, a single longitudinally extending railconnecting the, lower brace with said transverse member, a

pair of downwardly and rearwardly extending rails connecting the upperbrace with said transverse member, a fascia plate attached to the'legsand extending across the ends of the pair of rails, transverselyextending spaced slats carried upon said downwardly and rearwardlyextending rails and constituting a seat, a transverse member mountedupon the rear ends of the rails rearward of the slats, a back having itslower end abutted against said transverse member and the pair of railsand extending upward and rearward to a point above and rearward of avertical plane passing through the axis of the wheels, a transversebrace carried upon the rear face of the back on a level with the upperend of the legs, laterally extending brackets mounted upon the legs, andarm rests carried by the upper ends of the legs and said brackets, therear ends of the arm rests being supported by said transverse brace onthe back, the back being slotted to receive the inner edges of the armrests.

ARMITT BROWN.

